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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

[ALOCHONA] CTG: Moeen denies wanting to be President

Dear Alochoks

 

In spite of many mistakes made and the pretentious complaints of hypocrites its good to see the army chief in defiant mood.

 

Long may he stay defiant until his task is done.

 

Political dogs are just sniffing around waiting for the first real signs of weakness.

 

There have been many false alarms raised in the last few months but the CTG is still in control of the agenda. Allhamdulillah!

 

When AL and BNP show some moral fibre and remove Hasina and Khaleda we will fight for a return to the ballot box.

 

Regards

 

Ezajur Rahman

Kuwait

 

 

 

 

Moeen dismisses speculation about his becoming president
Courtesy United News of Bangladesh, London 17/10/07

 

The army chief, General Moeen U Ahmed, has dismissed speculations about his becoming president, saying that he has no such intentions.

‘Many questions are lurking in many people’s minds, but time will give answers to all those questions… I have no desire to become president,’ he told reporters at Bangladesh high commission in London on Tuesday.

Moeen, who arrived in London on Monday en route to the USA, said there was no scope for considering army as a separate entity. The army is part of government. Like general people, the army also wants clean democracy in Bangladesh.

He said appointment of consultants was being considered to make the caretaker government more dynamic. For that constitutional provisions are being examined.

Narrating the background of declaration of the state of    emergency and installation of a new caretaker government, the chief of army staff said the country was heading for a civil war in the wake of violent political activities, absence of law and order and distrust about voters’ list.

Moeen said priority of the incumbent government was to restore democracy through free and fair elections and transfer of power.

He observed that law and order was under full control of the caretaker government that enjoys full public support.

He mentioned that the problem-ridden Chittagong seaport was now being run in a disciplined manner by removing all mismanagement. The Anti-Corruption Commission has been made effective and already 36 persons have been jailed on charges of corruption.

In reply to a question, the army chief said those arrested and jailed were ‘corrupt’. Throwing a challenge, he posed a question: ‘Can anyone find any honest person among those arrested and jailed?’

Moeen said the much-awaited separation of the judiciary from the executive would come into effect from November 1, which will be a milestone in the nation’s forward march.

About smuggled-out money, he informed the London press that the caretaker government had repatriated $129 million siphoned off the country in the past. He said another chunk of $72 million was being brought back. He expressed the hope that it would be possible to repatriate $240 million more.

About the recent floods, the army chief said relief supplies were properly distributed among the affected people and none had to die of starvation.

Moeen further said electricity production has increased from 2,800MW to 4,000MW that helped reduce the load shedding.

On a note of sarcasm he said planning in the past about electricity was done to sell out ‘Khamba’ (electric pole). Khamba now sells at much lower price than before.

The army chief sought cooperation from expatriate Bangladeshis in turning the country’s population into manpower.

He said the runway at the Osmani International Airport in Sylhet was being expanded to facilitate the landing of Boeing 707 aircraft.

Moeen assured that he would personally look into the murder of Suruj Mia at the Zia International Airport.

 


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